New York Times reporter. Co-author of the forthcoming book, "REGIME CHANGE: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump" — tinyurl.com/3s7nrbya
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Jonathan Swan retweeted
Jun 10
"One official would later describe it as a 'surreal' experience to be discussing nipples in the White House Situation Room."
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Some very unusual stuff happened in the White House Situation Room last summer. Adapted from @maggieNYT and my forthcoming book, "Regime Change" - gift link: nytimes.com/2026/06/10/magaz…
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Credit to @wstrobel @John_Hudson and @nakashimae at the Washington Post who reported earlier on two key estimates re missiles and launchers, from a CIA product: washingtonpost.com/national-…
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New: Classified military intelligence assessments from early this month show Iran has regained access to most of its missile sites, launchers and underground facilities. Including: U.S. intel assesses Iran has restored operational access to 30 of the 33 missile sites it maintains along the Strait of Hormuz, and ~90% of Iran's underground missile sites are "partially or fully operational." w @Adamentous @maggieNYT nytimes.com/2026/05/12/us/po…
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On March 9, 10 days into the war, President Trump told CBS News that Iran’s “missiles are down to a scatter” and the country had “nothing left in a military sense.” Mr. Hegseth declared at a Pentagon news conference on April 8 that Operation Epic Fury — the joint U.S.-Israel campaign launched on Feb. 28 — had “decimated Iran’s military and rendered it combat-ineffective for years to come.”
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May 12
The U.S. intelligence assessing Iran’s remaining military capacity contradicts many of the public statements from Trump and Hegseth.
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Jonathan Swan retweeted
Apr 27
Quite the lead photo in this story 👀 … nytimes.com/2026/04/27/us/po…
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New: Inside the U.S. military's internal estimates of key munitions depletion during the Iran war. Alarming burn-through — in more detail than previously reported — of long range strike weapons and critical air defenses. nytimes.com/2026/04/23/us/po…
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Apr 23
The military has fired off more than 1,000 Tomahawk cruise missiles, roughly 10 times the number it currently buys each year.
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The Pentagon used more than 1,200 Patriot interceptor missiles in the war, at more than $4 million a pop, and more than 1,000 Precision Strike and ATACMS ground-based missiles, leaving inventories worrisomely low, according to internal Defense Department estimates and congressional officials.
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Apr 21
Latest on Iran w @maggieNYT: Vice President JD Vance’s diplomatic trip to Islamabad, where he was expected to press Iranian negotiators for a nuclear deal, has been put on hold after Tehran failed to respond to American negotiating positions. nytimes.com/live/2026/04/21/…
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Mr. Vance had been scheduled to depart Tuesday morning for the Pakistani capital, where talks were set to resume on Wednesday — the same day the fragile cease-fire between the United States and Iran is set to expire. Without an Iranian response, the diplomatic process is in effect paused, though the trip has not been canceled.
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The trip could be back on at a moment’s notice if Iran’s negotiators respond in a way that President Trump deems acceptable. U.S. officials are also looking for a clear signal that Iran’s negotiators have been fully empowered to reach an agreement.
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Jonathan Swan retweeted
Apr 8
👀 @maggieNYT and @jonathanvswan moving and shaking to #1 on Amazon.
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Jonathan Swan retweeted
28 Aug 2024
Trump, today, reposted on his social account:
-AI images of his perceived enemies in orange jumpsuits
-Calls for the indictment of the members of the J6 Select Committee
-A call for the arrest of Jack Smith
-A call for public military tribunals for President Obama/others
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Jonathan Swan retweeted
27 Aug 2024
NEWS
Vice President Kamala Harris's first sit-down interview since becoming the Democratic nominee for president will be with CNN's @DanaBashCNN.
Her running mate, Governor Tim Walz, will join her for the interview.
It will air at 9 PM Eastern on Thursday.
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Jonathan Swan retweeted
27 Aug 2024
In a new interview, RFK Jr. tells Tucker Carlson that he’s been asked to join Trump’s transition team.
“We're working on policy issues together. I've been asked to go onto the transition team…and help pick the people who will be running the government. I'm looking forward to that.”
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Jonathan Swan retweeted
18 Aug 2024
"Insurrection--stop riots**-- Day 1, easy": Trump and his allies have made clear he would be more willing to deploy US troops on US soil, both to secure the border and to suppress protests that turn violent. @charlie_savage @jonathanvswan @maggieNYT nytimes.com/2024/08/17/us/po…
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16 Aug 2024
Well Behind Schedule, Trump Names Allies to Lead Transition Team. AFPI team heavily involved. w @maggieNYT @charlie_savage nytimes.com/2024/08/16/us/po…
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